Abstract

GARCIA Y SANTOS, C  and  CAPELLI, A. Plant and mycotoxin poisonings in ruminants diagnosed in Uruguay. Veterinaria (Montev.) [online]. 2016, vol.52, n.202, pp.4-4. ISSN 0376-4362.

Summary Poisoning by plants and mycotoxins are the cause of significant economic losses in countries dedicated to cattle farming, mainly due to the death of animals and lower production. To control and prevent poisonings, it is essential to know the clinical signs and lesions produced by plants and mycotoxicosis. The aim of this study was to provide brief and accessible information to the practitioner making diagnosis on farm animals, about poisonous plants and mycotoxins commonly found in diagnosing ruminants in Uruguay. In order to carry out this work we used as reference sources: peer-reviewed journals, undergraduate degree thesis, books, seminars and conference communications. A total number of 37 genera and 45 species of toxic plants belonging to 20 botanical families were found. About toxicogenic fungi, 13 species belonging to 9 genera of 6 different families were found. Among the diagnosed plants, most of them belong to the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, followed by the Gramineae, Solanaceae and Fabaceae (Leguminoseae) families. The main genres of toxigenic fungi Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium and Claviceps have been diagnosed in the country. From a pathological perspective, hepatotoxic plants and mycotoxins were the most numerous. The information presented as tables will provide veterinarians an easy approach to this subject

Keywords : Toxic plants; Mycotoxicosis; Ruminants; Uruguay.

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